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Girlguiding Leicestershire, 97 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DW Tel: 0116 254 5290 www.leicestershireguides.org Fax: 0116 254 2587 email: [email protected] Registered Charity No 521779
The closing date for the next eBulletin will be
Monday 15th May 2017
Please send any articles to [email protected]
Campfire Nights
Topstones County Campsite
Monday 5th June, Tuesday 6th June and Wednesday 7th June 2017
6.30 - 8.30pm
The International team are holding Brownie Campfires at Topstones County Campsite.
All the girls will receive a 5* hot chocolate and badge on the night.
Bookings are open and places are limited so please complete the booking form which is available from the County website,
www.leicestershireguides.org
Closing date: Monday 29th May 2017
Cost £5.00 per girl
For more information please contact Val Bills [email protected]
or Tracey Ball, County International Adviser [email protected]
Issue
No.292 April 2017 BULLETIN
Leicestershire
Round
12th-25th June
See page 9
Safe Space Training
Monday
5th June
See page 6
Full First Response
Sunday 14th May and
Saturday 10th June
See page 7
Football Fun Day
Sunday 11th June
See page 5
International Activity Day
Saturday 16th September
See page 8
Brownie Campfires
5th, 6th and 7th June
See page 12
With the scent of Spring, outdoor adventure is in the air. Leicestershire Leaders plan adventure-filled programmes with their girls all year long but Spring is often when thoughts turn to the outdoors. What do your young people want to do? Where do they want to go? Maybe they will choose some of the exciting destinations and activities suggested by Divisions from around the County in our Centenary Challenge? This new challenge is designed to give you different locations and new ideas to get out and about. Whether it’s an evening or a day out, I hope you have a brilliant adventure. You could record it in words or photos and add it to our blog so everyone will be able to see the exciting adventures of girls and young women in Girlguiding Leicestershire.
June 12th to 25th will see units taking part in our joint effort to complete the Leicestershire Round. Don’t forget to register on the website for the section you’d like to walk. It could be a mile of the route or you might want to walk further. Some units have already decided to get sponsored for their walk and support the “Mile for Macmillan” initiative being promoted by Midlands Region.
As her final challenge, Valerie Le Vaillant challenged us to build a den. Will yours be indoors or out? Branches and greenery lashed together with expert knots or saris pegged together? Will it be big enough for your unit teddy bear or your unit Leader? I’d love to see your photos.
And finally there is a little outdoor adventure for Leaders, Unit Helpers and Young Leaders in September. I hope you have found your invitation to join us for the afternoon and evening by the side of Rutland Water. Bring your camping chair and a picnic, decorate with copious amounts of bunting and enjoy time with your guiding family.
I’ll see you outside somewhere!
Rachel Webb-Jenkins County Commissioner
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We need new pants and new or gently worn
bras for distributing in Africa through S4A
We are collecting all year.
Please bring into the County Office.
Thank you.
After 12½ years working at the County Office, County Secretary Corinne Stant retired on Thursday 6th April. On the previous Tuesday, a coffee morning was held for people to come and say their goodbyes and she was presented with gifts from the County team and her work colleagues.
Corinne worked for four County Commissioners and countless Baden-Powell Challenge Coordinators so has seen many changes in guiding.
She will be very much missed not only by the office staff but by all the people who rang daily with queries of varying degrees. Her knowledge of Girlguiding Leicestershire was immeasurable.
We wish Corinne all the best for her retirement and are sure that in the not too distant future we will see her again in a different volunteering role.
Louise Mynott County Office Manager
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Appointments
Laura Rowe Brownie Commissioner Oadby & Wigston Division
Katie Rushton Woodbrook District Commissioner
Heather Smith Woodbrook District Commissioner
Denise Calladine Harborough District Commissioner
Laura Potter Braunstone District Commissioner
Christine Randall Beaumont District Commissioner
Ruth Barsby Assistant County International Adviser
We wish them all the best in their new roles!
Midlands Region Chief Commissioner’s Awards 2017
Did you see the report in the January 2017 Bulletin about Girlguiding Leicestershire’s recipients of the Chief Commissioner’s Award in 2016?
Do you have anyone you’d like to nominate for the award in 2017?
The Midlands Region Chief Commissioner’s Award may be given to any member of Girlguiding Midlands (which includes Leicestershire), who has given outstanding service to local guiding at unit level. Any other roles held by the nominee are not relevant to this award. Recommendations for this award may be made by anyone within or outside guiding.
Please contact [email protected] for advice and a copy of the nomination form including guidelines for completing the form, or contact your Commissioner.
Forms must be returned by email to [email protected] or posted to Maggie Silver, Girlguiding Leicestershire County Office, 97 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DW, no later than Monday May 8th 2017.
We will acknowledge receipt of all forms, so if you have sent a form and have not received an acknowledgement, please contact Maggie to check that it has been received.
Invitations to attend an Award Presentation will be sent to the successful nominees from Girlguiding Midlands, normally in September. The date for the presentation in 2017 will be confirmed shortly.
Maggie Silver, County Awards Adviser
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MAY 1 Shop and office closed for May Day 6 Saturdays @97 10.00 am County Office 12-14 Water Weekend LOPC 15 eBulletin deadline 26 Shop closes for half term 3.00 pm County office
JUNE 1 Shop reopens after half term 12.00 pm County Office 3 Saturdays @97 10.00 am County Office 5 Safe Space Training 6.30 pm Thornton 5,6,7 Brownie Campfires 6.30 pm Topstones 9-11 Baden Powell Adventure weekend 12-25 Leicestershire Round 14 County Exec 7.30 pm County Office 22 Presentation Evening 7.15 pm Sue Townsend Theatre JULY 1 Saturdays @97 10.00 am County Ofice 1 County Centenary Big Night Out 8 Shop closes for summer 1.30 pm County Office 8-9 DofE Bronze Qualifying Expedition 14 Bulletin deadline
AUGUST 5 Saturdays @97 10.00 am County Office 17-20 Le Grand Voyage (PGL) Paris 26-28 DofE Silver Qualifying Expedition 31 Shop reopens after summer 12 noon County Office
SEPTEMBER 11 County Exec 7.30 pm County Office 30 New to Leadership Training County Office
OCTOBER 1 New to Leadership Training County Office
NOVEMBER 3-5 County Training Weekend Broneirion
DIARY 2017
Guiding Essentials Leicestershire
May Day: closed Monday 1st May
Late May Half Term: close 3 pm Friday 26th May
and reopen noon Thursday 1st June
For up to date information check the shop page at www.leicestershireguides.org
or contact 0116 204 4902 / [email protected]
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Escape to
Girlguiding Leicestershire’s County Camp
5th - 11th August 2018 at Topstones
Bookings open 1st September 2017 £145 for Guides
£120 for The Senior Section
£30 for Leaders
More information coming soon on the County website
www.leicestershireguides.org
Interested in joining the team? Drop in to County Office Saturday 3rd June, 11am - 1pm and find out more.
Celebrating a Centenary History Book
A celebration in words and pictures of guiding
in Leicestershire from 1912 when the first
Guide company was formed and 1917 when
Leicestershire first became a guiding County.
Available from the shop in mid June costing under £10.
Pre-order forms (to give us an idea of how
many copies to have printed) are available in
the shop or on the website,
www.leicestershireguides.org
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Nine girls attended the DofE Basic Training Weekend at Thurnby in March. During the weekend they learnt the skills they would need to complete their expedition: everything from reading a map to packing a rucksack and cooking on a trangia.
They put their newly acquired navigation skills into practice with a walk on Sunday morning and are now looking forward to completing their practice expedition in the Market Bosworth area late April, and will complete their qualifying expeditions in July in east Leicestershire.
The Gold canoeing teams have completed several training sessions, including capsize and rescue skills. They completed a 16km paddle along the Nottingham canal and the River Trent in April, and are currently preparing for their practice expedition from 29 April to 1 May on the River Trent before their qualifying expedition on the River Wye in August.
We still have spaces available on this summer’s Silver walking expeditions in the Peak District.
Forthcoming DofE dates:
27-29 May Silver practice expedition
8-9 July Bronze qualifying expedition
26-28 August Silver qualifying expedition
Registration forms are available on the Girlguiding Leicestershire website, www.leicestershireguides.org for anyone aged 14-25 who wishes to participate in DofE.
Help from interested adults is always appreciated - there's more to DofE than the expedition!
Contact Lucy Faulds on [email protected]
for further information.
Girlguiding Leicestershire Centenary Challenge Are you up for the challenge? There will be lots of activities for all sections. Units will have to complete 4 clauses including one outside of the unit meeting place.
All details will be on the website soon, www.leicestershireguides.org so you will only have to download what you need. The badges have arrived and look great!
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Leicestershire Round 100 miles around the county
We would like to invite units to walk as much or as little of the Leicestershire Round as they wish, but a minimum of 1 mile must be walked to gain the specially designed badge (cost £1 each).
You can walk at any time - during the day, replacing an evening meeting or during the weekend - between the 12th to 25th June. We are hoping to have a couple of led walks across some of the more challenging areas which will be advertised closer to the event. Decide which leg you want to walk – you can complete as many sections as you wish. For more information, to download the booking form and order badges go to the website, www.leicestershireguides.org
Sam Harrold, Assistant County Commissioner
Could you be a Young Leader Champion?
Are you passionate about encouraging the next generation of Leaders?
If so we need you…
Anyone can be a Young Leader Champion. All you need is enthusiasm and the ability to work alongside our Young Leaders and be their voice in your area.
What does it involve:
Attending an occasional meeting with the County Young Leader Adviser
Supporting Young Leaders in your area by speaking up for them at a District and/or Division level and helping to create opportunities for them to develop as Leaders and become more involved in their guiding community.
Visiting or arranging a catch up with the Young Leaders in your area.
Passing on information circulated by the County Young Leader Adviser.
Why do we need Young Leader Champions?
Young Leaders can often be overlooked and sometimes forgotten about, particularly if they don’t attend a Senior Section unit.
They are the Leaders of the future and we want to keep them engaged with guiding.
If you think this is something you might be interested in and want to find more contact Rachel Smith, County Young Leader Adviser at [email protected]
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International Activity Day Topstones County Campsite
Saturday 16th September 2017 10 am – 3 pm
We are holding an international themed activity day for all Brownies and Rainbows in Leicestershire.
The girls will be able to try new and different international games and activities, while they travel around the world
throughout the day.
Bookings are open and places are limited so please complete the booking form which is available from the County website,
www.leicestershireguides.org
Please reply before the closing date: Friday 14th July 2017
Cost £10.00 per girl which will include a badge and drinks.
For more information please contact Tracey Ball, County International Adviser: [email protected]
Going Away on a Brownie Residential? If you are thinking about completing a residential licence then please complete the form we enclose with the Going Away With Scheme book purchased from our shop and return as soon as possible. We can then assign you a Mentor who can help support you with your planning and working out what evidence you need for your folder. It's a good idea to visit or help out on other holidays prior to your own as a way of sharing good practice and to help you with running your own holiday or sleepover. If you have started your licence and have not heard from us or your Mentor, then please contact us. We are happy to help when emails aren't finding the right people.
Emma, [email protected] and Marika, [email protected] County Brownie Residential Advisers
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Sunday 11th June, 10am - 4pm
Brockington College,
Blaby Road, Enderby, LE19 4AQ
Come and join in a day of fun,
football and friendship!
There will be a chance to learn some football skills and also
take part in some guiding activities before finishing with a
mini tournament.
It is being organised in conjunction with Leicestershire and
Rutland FA and will be a great way to show guiding and
football at their best.
Everyone welcome, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and
members of The Senior Section — You don’t need to have
taken part in the project already to join in.
Cost £5 per girl
Keep an eye on the website
www.leicestershireguides.org
for more information and
booking details.
Annual Census and Subscriptions Congratulations to all who paid their Annual Subscriptions on time. Please remember to print off your ‘Paid in Full’ receipt by the end of May - you will need it for your accounts.
At the census date we had 8176 members in the County!
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TRAININGS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Please book a place on the trainings of your choice by
completing the on-line booking form via our website
· Bookings will be provisional until you have received an email from County Office nearer the date confirming your place and the details of the course.
· Please do not just turn up - courses could be full.
· Full First Response will start at 9.30 am and finish at 4.30 pm (unless otherwise stated). Packed lunch and comfy uniform needed. (Notebook and pen optional.)
· Please check with County Office if the shop will be open.
· Uniform is worn at all trainings.
· There is no charge for the training sessions. However, for First Response only, if you fail to let County Office know that you are unable to attend, then your Division will be charged £5 per place.
· Materials are free except the First Response book which will cost £3.
· There is often a waiting list so PLEASE tell us if for any reason, you have to cancel.
· Food Hygiene has a fee to cover the cost of exam papers and certificates. After completing the booking form, please send a cheque for £20 (made payable to ‘The Guide Association - Leicestershire’). Your place will only be reserved after payment has been received. You will also need to bring a current photo ID on the actual day - without this you will not be able to do the course.
Safe Space (16+ only)
Monday 5th June 2017
6.30 pm - 9.30 pm Thornton Community Centre, 175 Main St,
Thornton, Coalville, LE67 1AH
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TRAININGS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Full First Response
It is a mandatory requirement for each unit to have at least one
Leader who holds a valid 1st Response certificate, or an equivalent first aid qualification, in attendance at any meetings,
trips or events, to ensure the safety of all members. If your 1st
Response is out of date, you cannot be the named First Aider for
the Unit or activities. All Leaders In Training are required to
attend a 6 hour Full First Response, unless they have an accepted external qualification. Commissioners or Mentors should be able
to verify this.
Sunday 14th May 2017
9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Mountsorrel Scout Hut, 34 The Green,
Mountsorrel , Leicester, LE12 7AF
Saturday 10th June 2017
9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Venue to be confirmed
New to Leadership
Trainings and workshops to give new Leaders and Young Leaders
skills and knowledge to assist in their role in Guiding.
New Leaders keep these dates free
Saturday 30th September 2017
Sunday 1st October 2017
at County Office, 97 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DW
